by Amanda Hill, Alvernia University, '24
Being responsible with money is one of the biggest steps into maturity, but sometimes sticking to it isn’t as easy as it sounds. For freshmen in college, who may not have any experience with freedom of their finances before, it’s so easy to be sucked into social...
by Malajah Johnson, Thiel College , '23
Budgeting money and planning for expenses is not easy as a college student. Books, tuition, notebooks, personal expenses, and food are just some of the things that have an impact on your savings account. Many people, including me, struggled with managing money and...
by Raymond Velez, Virginia Commonwealth University, '22
For this month, I am going to share my tips for budgeting and saving money in college. As we all know, college is extremely expensive. The early years of your adult life are the best time to engrain savings and good money habits into your life. Budgeting can be...
by Celia Hernandez, Illinois State University, '23
Coming into college I knew I had saved up some money from working summer jobs and was looking forward to using that money at as many places I possible could. Coming to college I realized I had to change that mindset, or rather learn how to budget better. I never...
by Xavier Husser, Boston College, '18
It’s funny looking back on my college experience that I didn’t choose to study finance because as a first generation student you take a crash course in personal finance on a daily basis. When I thought about budgeting for college in high school, the only things I...
